It was after school when Yugi went looking for Joey of which he had found him on the rooftop where you could see the sun. The blonde was sitting on the ground with his back leaning against the wall as he was staring at the ever slowly setting sun. Joey noticed the unmistaken hair that was Yugi's from the corner of his eye and smiled. "'Sup Yug'?" Yugi smiled to his friend and walked over to him, sitting next to the older and taller teen. "Came to check up on you. You've been acting alittle weird than normal." Yugi answered, cutting to the chase of which Joey chuckled and nodded. He looked over to the sun. "Your right." He told the younger. "You remember when we first met?" Joey asked suddenly. 

Yugi smiled at that and looked to the sun as well. "I remember. How can I forget? That was the day within the time I was working on the Millennium Puzzle. I was focused on it when my Grandpa gave it to me that it took me months to complete. But as I was almost done you took the one of the pieces and started playing keep away with it with Tristen that you then chucked it out the window." Yugi told him. Joey scratched the back of his head with a sly smile on his lips. "Oh? Was that what we were doing?" He asked with the sly smile still there. "We were just trying to toughin' you up a little so you could stand up to the real bullies." Joey explained. Yugi didnt seem convinced of the reasoning. "Was that what you were doing? Thats not how I remember it." "Yeah. You stood up against that one hall monitor bully didn't ya?" He asked of which Yugi nodded. "I did. You and Tristen both had been bullied and beat up." 

Joey smiled fondly. "It was thanks to you that we got that creep expelled for what he did. If you hadnt done what you did no one would have believed us. That took courage and alot of guts." Yugi giggled. "If you talk about getting beat us too then sure." The blondes eyes hardened though. "Im serious Yugi. You did what no one would do for us and Im still proud to call you my true friend. We changed our ways because of it. I owe you everything Yugi." 

Joey looked to the sun and his face hardened then. "I will do all I can in order to helped you save Gramps. But there is someone I need to help out as well. I need that Prize money Yugi. You see...It's for my sister Serenity. We were separated when we were little. She's had real big problems with her eyes since she was born and the doctors said that eventually she would go blind. They said they could save her eye sight but its really expensive. That money can pay for it, thats why I wanna come too. Her time's come and I gotta do something!" Joey explained to Yugi of whom was listening and getting where Joey was coming from. There was no why that he would deny his friend this. "I understand Joey. But I dont know if they will let you. We'll think of something Joey. You both Grandpa and your sister. I promise." The blonde felt his eyes water as he smiled and then hugged his best friend. "Thanks Yug'!" 

Later Yugi and Joey went their separate ways for the day but knew within a few days that he would need to leave for the tournament. Now find a way for his best friend to come with.